32A – Easter 2A

PSALM 16 (A translation for today)
Protect me, O God, for in you I seek refugeYou have said to the LORD, “You are my LORD, my salvation;there is none beside you.”
You have said, concerning the holy ones in the land,“My mighty ones, all my delight is in them.”
Those who lust after other gods increase their pains.Their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out,or lift up their names to my lips.
The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you have cast my lot.The measuring lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;indeed, my heritage is beautiful.
I bless the LORD who gives me counsel;in the night also he instructs me.
I keep the LORD always before me;because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Therefore my heart is glad, and my inner being rejoices;my body also rests secure.
For you do not give me up to Sheol,
or let your faithful one see the Pit.You show me the path of life.
In your presence there is complete joy;in your right hand are pleasure ever more.

OFFERINGHoly mystery we name God,
endowed with particular gifts,
we bring an offering;
not simply symbols of our daily living
but also our lives and the talents
that make each who we are.
to be used for the common good
by the inspiration of your Spirit of grace. Amen

A CREATIVE MOMENT
Continue to use last week’s swathe of white and/or gold/yellow cloth flowing over the front of the worship/communion table and onto the floor as a basis for creativity and symbols during the Easter season.

Click here for some ideas for worship in Lent and Easter gleaned from the pages of “On the Move” (now out of print), originally published by the Joint Board of Christian Education, Melbourne, Australia.

THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE(A prayer, usually with connection to one or more of the lections for the day, to gather the spoken and silent concerns/joys/thanks expressed by the congregation and lead into a more structured Intercession. Sometimes this prayer also borrows lightly from other sources e.g. Uniting in Worship 2 or publications of the Iona Community.)

Holy mystery we name God,
by your spirit of grace
walk with us,
warm our hearts that
in word and deed
we might bring consolation to those known to us,
whom we name on our lips
and in our silence;
in the name of the risen one we pray …(The Prayers of the People continue)